Lecture: Everyday Life in the Past

What was life like in the western part of Graz in the past? The lecture "Everyday Life in the Past" at the Don Bosco parish hall in Graz takes you on a journey back to the time around the founding of the parish in 1935. Back then, fields and meadows shaped the area between the Southern Railway and GKB, near Reininghaus and Feldhof. It was only with immigration that a new district gradually developed at the intersection of Gries, Straßgang, Wetzelsdorf, and Eggenberg. The speaker, Ferdinand Köberl, chairman of the Friends of Old Straßgang association, vividly recounts the everyday life of that time. How were groceries obtained? How did the first houses come into being? And what was it like to live in an area that was just beginning to take shape? The lecture connects history with personal insights and makes visible the developments that continue to resonate today. Old photographs, stories, and examples bring the past to life. Admission is by voluntary donation. An evening for everyone interested in Graz and its districts. By the way: In the Graz experience region, it becomes clear how vividly history continues to live on in everyday life and opens up new perspectives.